amateurish
/ˈamətərɪʃ/
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American sound/ˈamətərɪʃ/
amateurish
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a - ma - teu - rish -> amateurish
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amateur /'æmǝtǝ(r), -tʃǝ(r)/ n
၁။ အပျော်တမ်း(အားကစား)သမား၊ (ဂီတ)ပညာရှင် စသည်။ The tournament is open to leading amateurs as well as professionals. ❍ an enthusiastic amateur photographer/jockey/musician ❍ amateur dramatics/athletics ❍ the Amateur Boxing Association.
၂။ (usu derog ) မကျွမ်းကျင်သေးသူ။ အတွေ့ အကြုံ နုသေးသူ။ လက်သင်။ The whole house needs rewiring—it's not a job for amateurs.
❏ amateurish /'æmǝtǝrÇʃ, -tʃǝr-/ adj (often derog ) မကျွမ်းကျင်သော။ လက်ရာမမြောက်သော။ Detectives described the burglary as ‘crude and amateurish’.
❏ amateurishly /'æmǝtǝrÇʃli, -tʃǝr-/ adv မကျွမ်းမကျင်။ amateurism /'æmǝtǝrÇzǝm, -tʃǝr-/ n [U]: his bumbling amateurism.
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part-time, unpaid, proletarian, recreational, Sunday driver, abecedarian, amateurish, apprentice, aspirant, beginner, bush leaguer, casual participant, clumsy, crude, dabbler, dilettante, greenhorn, ham, hopeful, incompetent, inept, inexpert, layperson, learner, leisure, neophyte, nonprofessional, novice, probationer, putterer, recruit, shoddy, slapdash, slipshod, sloppy, substandard, tenderfoot, tyro, unprofessional, unskillful
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